Mohammed Naeem could easily be known as Mr. Sunshine. As Leader of the Stony Brook University chapter of Project Sunshine, that's his mission: to bring sunshine into the lives of children who are hospitalized at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 27, 2013 - Mohammed Naeem could easily be known as Mr. Sunshine. As Leader of the Stony Brook University chapter of Project Sunshine, that's his mission: to bring sunshine into the lives of children who are hospitalized at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital.

Fresh from a hard-fought win over Maine on Saturday, the Stony Brook University women's basketball team put victories on the basketball court into perspective on Monday with a visit to hospitalized children at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., February 26, 2013 - Fresh from a hard-fought win over Maine on Saturday, the Stony Brook University women's basketball team put victories on the basketball court into perspective on Monday with a visit to hospitalized children at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 11, 2013 - Stony Brook University has received an $82,000 gift from Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC, of Smithtown, NY, to support the expansion of Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital. The gift will be matched by an anonymous donor, providing a total impact of $164,000.
Eghrari's gift will be used toward a major expansion of Stony Brook Children's.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 7, 2013 - The estate of the late Phillip and Carolyn McGrath of Port Jefferson, NY, has bequeathed $787,712 to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital and The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Through the couple's bequest, Stony Brook Children's and The Cody Center will each receive $393,856, for a total contribution of $787,712. The couple's gifts are being matched, respectively, by The Simons Foundation and an anonymous donor, for a total of $1.57 million; it is the largest gift to The Cody Center since its founding in 2001.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., December 26, 2012 - Parents and family members of newborns at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital can make a different type of New Year's resolution for 2013 that carries lifelong health benefits for them and their children: they can "opt to quit" smoking under a new state initiative called Opt-To-Quit(TM).

Stony Brook University has received an $82,000 gift from Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC, of Smithtown, NY, to support the expansion of Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital. The gift will be matched by an anonymous donor, providing a total impact of $164,000.
Eghrari's gift will be used toward a major expansion of Stony Brook Children's.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 11, 2013 - Stony Brook University has received an $82,000 gift from Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC, of Smithtown, NY, to support the expansion of Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital. The gift will be matched by an anonymous donor, providing a total impact of $164,000.
Eghrari's gift will be used toward a major expansion of Stony Brook Children's.

Stony Brook University has received an $82,000 gift from Mark S. Eghrari & Associates, PLLC, of Smithtown, NY, to support the expansion of Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital. The gift will be matched by an anonymous donor, providing a total impact of $164,000.
Eghrari's gift will be used toward a major expansion of Stony Brook Children's.

The estate of the late Phillip and Carolyn McGrath of Port Jefferson, NY, has bequeathed $787,712 to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital and The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Through the couple's bequest, Stony Brook Children's and The Cody Center will each receive $393,856, for a total contribution of $787,712. The couple's gifts are being matched, respectively, by The Simons Foundation and an anonymous donor, for a total of $1.57 million; it is the largest gift to The Cody Center since its founding in 2001.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 7, 2013 - The estate of the late Phillip and Carolyn McGrath of Port Jefferson, NY, has bequeathed $787,712 to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital and The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Through the couple's bequest, Stony Brook Children's and The Cody Center will each receive $393,856, for a total contribution of $787,712. The couple's gifts are being matched, respectively, by The Simons Foundation and an anonymous donor, for a total of $1.57 million; it is the largest gift to The Cody Center since its founding in 2001.

The estate of the late Phillip and Carolyn McGrath of Port Jefferson, NY, has bequeathed $787,712 to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital and The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Through the couple's bequest, Stony Brook Children's and The Cody Center will each receive $393,856, for a total contribution of $787,712. The couple's gifts are being matched, respectively, by The Simons Foundation and an anonymous donor, for a total of $1.57 million; it is the largest gift to The Cody Center since its founding in 2001.

Parents and family members of newborns at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital can make a different type of New Year's resolution for 2013 that carries lifelong health benefits for them and their children: they can "opt to quit" smoking under a new state initiative called Opt-To-Quit(TM).

STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 9, 2012 - The Third Annual Harvest Sunset Dinner to raise funds for pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) research conducted through the Lourie Center for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital will take place at Lombardi's on the Sound at the Port Jefferson Country Club, on Thursday, November 15, 2012, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., September 26, 2012 - Stony Brook University School of Medicine, through the SUNY Research Foundation, has received a three-year $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help advance and expand comprehensive medical care for HIV-infected women, children, youth, and HIV-exposed infants living in Suffolk County, N.Y. The grant is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which helps people who lack sufficient health care coverage or financial resources to manage HIV.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., September 13, 2012 - Fun, frolic and festivities were the focus of a series of events hosted by the Sunrise Fund on Sept. 7-8 in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., September 11, 2012 - Stony Brook University Head Men's Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell and his wife, Kate, have generously donated $50,000 back to the university, with $25,000 going towards the men's basketball program and $25,000 going towards Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital, Stony Brook Director of Athletics Jim Fiore announced Thursday. Pikiell's donation is the largest ever given by an active staff member of Stony Brook Athletics.

STONY BROOK, N.Y., August 31, 2012 - The Lourie Center for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital hosted a patient reunion that brought the first pediatric MS patient treated at Stony Brook together with newer patients to celebrate. The event, held at the Wang Center on the Stony Brook University campus, marked the 10-year anniversary of the opening of the Center, which was founded by Lauren Krupp, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and Pediatric MS Program Director.

EAST MORICHES, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2012 - Ten children gathered to learn firsthand about the benefits of early childhood literacy on Tuesday, Aug. 7 when Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital hosted a "Reach Out and Read of Greater New York" event at its Stony Brook Primary Care clinic in East Moriches, featuring a special guest reading by New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I-Southampton).